Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-02-05
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A new Knight OF Labor hall is being built
at Minneapolis.
The Peoples bank, a new institution has
been started at Wabashs.
The new Odd Fellows ball at Hutchinson
was dedicated on the 2Sth.
A Farmers institute will be held at Grand
Meadow, Feb. s and 8.
Rev. Campbell Fair will conduct a mission
airy In Lent at St. Paul.
Asa Boyd had his wrist crushed In the ma
chinery OF q roller mill at Fullerton.
Finn Doran, OF Moorhead, is under $3.50
bonds for selling whisky to Indians.
Farmer Merriam, speaker Of the legislature,
is negotiating for a farm near st. James.
Gov. Lee and a party Of distinguished vir-
ginians, arrived at ST. Paul on Monday.
Hall & Dennis cooper shop at Minneapolis,
has been closed for want of business.
The Winona city council has fixed $500 as
he saloon license In the new city charter.
The proposed government building at
Winona will have its cost limited to sl25,-
600.
Tho Younger brothers in the penitentisry
at saltwater wore visited by a sister re-
Gently.
The electric light al Albert Lea has been
discontinued, the city refusing to pay for the
service.
The Austin State bank with a capital Of
$25, 600 will begin business on the 1st OF Feb
ruary.
The breeders ST Holstein cattle viii hold a
convention at Albert Lea on the 2nd Of Feb
ruary.
Water In a well thirty-four feet deep. in
Rice county,, was frozen solid one day last
week. So says report.
The new charter that is proposed for WI
nona provides for biennial elections, extends
the terms of aldermen TO four years and
makes the liquor license $500.
One hundred and ninety-two marriage
licenses were issued by the clerk Of the court
Of Rice county during 1856 and during the
same time nine divorces were granted. The
clerk has made the following report Of births
and deaths la Rice county during the year Of
1856: Births, 692; deaths, 29l
The Nabasha county commissioners eX-
pended S2.570.3l for the temporary relief of
the poor during lSs6. For the support of
the poor at the poor farm, S3,612.u was ex-
pended. The amount paid out for salary Of
county physicians was $3.50; all items of ex-
pense for poor during 1856 amounting TO
1893 2.
While putting a horse in a tread power
Wednesday, John Doud, of Chatfeld, was ter
ribly cut about the face and head. 1t seems
the horse, becoming unmanageable, reared,
striking him in the face. He was brought
Into town and DIR. VI. A.. Trow summuned,
who dressed the wounds, pronouncing them
serious but not fatal.
Forty-three indictments were found by the
Benton county grand jury against st. Cloud
saloonkeepers for keepers for keeping open on
Sunday. They all plead guilty and the kind
judge suspended sentence, promising if they
again violated the law 10 impose the sentence
TO it's full extent.
Extensive preparations are being made for
the convention of the State Dairymen's asso-
citation, which meets at Albert Lea Tuesday,
February l.. Ii will be held In the large Foun-
tain Pavilion rink, and committees have been
appinted TO attend TO all details. Several
local merchants offer fine premiums.
Orrin ID. Smith, aged -, left his home, five
miles south OF Ogalalla, August Is, 1856, He
has light grey eyes, light brown hair, ford
complexion, rather tail for his age, and is a
little lame Ia his right hip. His parents are
much distressed at his continued absence,
and any information leading to a knowledge
of his whereabouts will be thankfully re-
ceived by w. ii. Smith, Ogalalla, Keith coun-
ty, Nebraska.
Friday morning, William Campeau, conduc-
tor on a freight going north, slipped and fell
from the gangway OF the engine while taking
water at the tank at Rush City, falling over
the railroad bridge across Rush creek. He
struck on the ice about thirty feet below, sus-
tanning a compound fracture of the left leg
near the thigh, the bone protruding. His
left arm was broken, wrist smashed, and he
was seriously Injured internally.
Section Boss Olsen and a crew OF three men
were struck by a snow plow at Paynesyille
Friday on the Minneapolis ~ Pacific road.
Three Of the men were on their hand car with
the fourth walking behind. They were all
mufiled up and did not bear the train coming
while the flying snow prevented the engineer
seeing them. The men on the hand car were
tossed off in the snow and not seriously hurt,
but the man walking behind had his foot
caught under the snow pillow and was dragged
twenty rods to the station. His foot was
badly hurt, his jaw broken and he was badly
bruised but not fatally hurt.
The name Of the woman suspected of Kill
ling her illegitimate child at a farm house on
the Buffalo river, eight miles northeast Of
Moorhead, is Mary Ervig, alias Mary Gull
grandson. She was employed at the Jay
Cooke house, Moorhead, in August last, hav-
| ing come from Fergus Falls. The child was
born Wednesday night, the woman being
alone. Ske arose Thursday morning, went
about as usual, and said nothing concerning
the event. Not til Thursday afternoon was
the infant discovered, covered with bed
clothes, dead. The girl first denied that 1t
was her child, but afterwards admitted IL was
hers. II is believed that the father of the
c ld lives at Fergus Falls.
Three well known gentlemen OF Wabasha
will lose their lives as the result # an acct
lent at Nelson, on the Chicago, Burlington IL
Northern, Wednesday morning at II o'clock.